ED arrests ex Chhattisgarh PSC chairman in CGPSC paper leak case

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday arrested former Chhattisgarh PSC chairman Taman Singh Sonwani on money laundering charges in an alleged examination paper leak case, officials said.

The probe pertains to the "leak" of question papers and manipulation of the state service examinations conducted in 2020 and 2021 by the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC).

Officials said Sonwani was taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after his questioning. They claimed he was "evasive" in his replies.

The former PSC chief will be produced before a special PMLA court in Raipur, where the ED will seek his custody, they said.

The money laundering investigation stems from a CBI FIR.